On 10/10/11 03:37, Harry Putnam wrote: > I'll try to summarize quickly: > > kde-full was installed on a newishly installed wheezy OS. > > When I rebooted I got a KDM login and was then dropped into an X > session with only a terminal emulator and black backdrop. No > icons, panels or etc. Further no menus produced by clicking any mouse > buttons.
Relax - I don't believe you've screwed up - all the required packages (and a whole lot more!) are installed - you (probably) just need to log in to KDE. >From the KDM login - before entering your password, select a session. Down the bottom left of the KDM login screen (greeter) is "Session Type" Available sessions, in this instance, should be:-;Default (previous); KDM; GNOME; TWM; FVWM; Failsafe Choose KDM, *then* enter your username and password and log in to the desktop environment of your choice - or select "Menu" from beside "Session Type" and choose "Console Login" if you don't want a GUI. <snipped> > At that point I uninstalled kde-full. Rebooted into console and > reinstalled kde-full > Which would have changed nothing. At a minimum you would have just needed:- kde-standard No matter. > That is where I am at now and once again a reboot ends in the same > sorry mess as before, and described above. No mess - you just weren't logged in to KDE. KDE is a big environment - you've installed *every bell and whistle*. Now you have many choices :-) > > I see many broken packages Fixable. Debian Testing (architecture unknown). Change your /etc/apt/sources.list to match the following:- ============================================= deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib # uncomment the deb-src line if you need to source code # unless you build from source, you don't # deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib deb http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/updates main contrib # uncomment the deb-src line if you need to source code # unless you build from source, you don't # deb-src http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/updates main contrib ============================================= --------------------------------------------- NOTES: I don't know your location, shouldn't matter much, but you're using US mirrors for the sources.list. This can be modified, if, for instance, you are in the UK. Contrib is non-free packages used/suggested by Main. That is a minimal sources.list. You can also add the "non-free" repositories if you wish (not necessary). Doesn't mean you have to pay, just means their are licensing restrictions on those packages. To add non-free repositories just append "non-free" to *both* sources lines eg.:- deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free deb http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/updates main contrib non-free Additionally there are "proposed updates" eg.:- deb http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free deb http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/updates main contrib non-free deb http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ wheezy-proposed-updates main contrib non-free *Any changes to /etc/apt/sources.list should be followed by*:- # apt-get update --------------------------------------------- Now get rid of kde-plasma-netbook, you won't want it on your desktop machine:- # apt-get remove kde-plasma-netbook Check and see whether adding contrib (and non-free) means you are now missing some "recommended" packages:- # apt-get -sf install | more If there is, and you want them, go ahead and install them:- # apt-get -f install Please reply to this post with your results, obviously, after <snipping> out the redundant information. Be patient, avoid starting new posts (as opposed to answering posts) without allowing a day or two for responses. Cheers -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
